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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weather quiz question for the last time. A measuring scale was devised for determining wind speed over land and over bodies of water without the use of instruments. What is it called and who devised it? The Beaufort scale was created in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort, an Irish-born British admiral and hydrographer. The scale that carries Beaufort’s name had a long and complex evolution, from the previous work of others, to when Beaufort was a top administrator in the Royal Navy in the 1830s. In the early 19th Century, naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no standard scale and so they could be very subjective – one man’s “stiff breeze” might be another’s “soft breeze”. Beaufort succeeded in getting things standardized. The scale was made a standard for ship’s log entries on Royal Navy vessels in the late 1830s and was adapted to non-naval use from the 1850s, with scale numbers corresponding to cup anemometer rotations. Here’s a graphic showing the scale. I’ll have another weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.
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Advisories: A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight through Monday, then mostly cloudy Monday night highs 65-75 lows 42-54. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday highs 70-73 cooling to 65 Friday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 71 low 47)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 68-84 lows 43-53. Mostly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night through Friday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon highs 77-68 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight ()Monday night highs 62-65 lows 46-52. Mostly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday night, then mostly cloudy Friday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon highs 62-58 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers this AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), becoming partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, then just mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night snow level 3,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. this afternoon, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. late tonight, 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 10,000 ft. Sunday night, 11,000 ft. Monday, then 12,000 ft. Monday night highs 48-67 lows 32-43. Partly cloudy A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with as slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday night, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday highs 62-65 cooling to 58 Friday lows near 42.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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